..In contrast to the field of research on patients with the more common femoral neck and trochanteric fractures, few studies have evaluated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with subtrochanteric fractures...

Prediction of mortality in elderly patients with hip fractures: a two-year prospective study of 1,944 patients

..The outcome for many patients with a hip fracture remains poor. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the timing of surgery in such patients could influence the short-term clinical outcome...

Pathological subtrochanteric fractures in 194 patients: a comparison of outcome after surgical treatment of pathological and non-pathological fractures

..The surgical treatment of pathological subtrochanteric fractures has been associated with technical difficulties and frequent failures. We analyzed survival, risk factors for death, and outcome after surgical treatment...